Lose 5lbs + in April 2019

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  • ggilson13
    ggilson13 Posts: 118 Member
    Original starting weight : 210 lbs
    April starting weight : 204.2 lbs
    April goal : 199 lbs
    Ultimate goal : 130 lbs

    :star:1st - 204.2
    5th - 201.1 - Great start for the week but heading into the weekend… will try to keep myself in check but I tend to lack willpower on the weekends, need to work on that.
    :star:8th - 203.3 - Well blarg, about what I thought would happen :sob: Hate that I went up in weight since Friday.. Will definitely have to work on controlling my weekends :triumph:
    9th - 203.2 - Hrm.. Better than nothing I guess :smile:
    10th - 203.1 - Creeping along
    11th - 202.1 - That's better! Actually got a decent night's sleep last night which seemed to help :grinning:
    12th - 201.8 - Not quite where I was at the end of last week, but still down from Monday! Now, to not screw it up this weekend!!
    13th - 201.0 - Starting off the weekend good! Although, I wasn't the best last night and let stress get to me so may have had some rum, coke, and chocolate, so I wouldn't be surprised if that shows up in tomorrow's weigh in.
    14th - 202.0 - Not going to complain! Now to be good and not succumb to the kids' snacks!
    :star:15th - 201.7 - Kept it semi in-control over the weekend! *dance*
    16th - 200.8 - Nice trend so far :) Trying to stay on track as much as I can this week.. Saturday we will be going to the Renaissance Faire and I never end up eating as nice as I should; I just love scotch eggs and that's the only place I can find them!
    17th - 199.0 - Trying to not get too excited, ate a couple things yesterday that I shouldn't have (darn coworkers bringing in cupcakes!) but think I stayed close to my calories, so we'll see if there's a bump tomorrow or Friday
    18th - 199.0 - I'll take it! I've been eating way too much chocolate lately; still staying under my calories, but it still may affect my weight, we'll see
    19th - 199.2 - Not surprising as I haven't been eating at a deficit lately. Hopefully tomorrow I don't end up going over too much at the Ren Faire, but we will also be walking a lot so maybe that will help :)
    20th - 199.6 - RENAISSANCE FAIRE!! *dance* Not as bad as I thought after pizza and other junk I ate last night, so maybe the walking today will help and I will try to behave myself some today, but no guarantees! :)
    21st - 200.6 - Definitely was bad yesterday… lots of water today and try not to let this derail me :triumph:
    :star:22nd - 199.9 - Down from last Monday, so I'm happy :)
    23rd - 200.0 - Made good choices yesterday, but didn't get all my water in. Suspecting this is my body still recovering from all the junk over the weekend; just have to keep making good choices and hopefully see a drop :)
    24th - 199.8 - Still waiting for that drop! Had a little extra sodium yesterday, so more water today :)
    :star:29th -

    April ending weight : :grey_question:
    Total loss for April : -4.4 lbs
    Average weight for April : 201.1
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,894 Member
    edited April 2019
    @InDogWeTrust

    Yes, I hear what you are saying. I basically stayed at the same weight for 3 months even while at my most active (calorie burning) months of each and every year - I typically lost 15-20 pounds in 3 months during this time every year before this past one. I burned off enough to have lost 20 pounds, but lost only 2. I kept my calories in and around 1200 and maintained a huge daily deficit.
    As soon as I dropped my calories for a few days to 1100 the weight unlocked.
    1300-1500 is a healthier number to get all of the nutrients in, but there are other factors like which food choices to make for health. Keto works for some, intermittent fasting works for some - long term sustainable healthy changes theoretically should work for everyone
    Our bodies burn more calories digesting food than anything else - but for those of us whose jobs don't work like that getting 6 small meals in a day isn't doable or preferable.

    We all watched our parents eat less as they aged - we don't need as much as our metabolisms slow to a crawl. Our sports become less extreme.
    Senior's menus and half-portions exist in restaurants because people don't eat as much food (maybe don't need as much food) as we age.
  • lalabank
    lalabank Posts: 1,009 Member
    @SarahGrace6288
    Congratulations!!! April has been the same battle for me, stuck just over 165 and can’t seem to break through. Pants are loser, feeling good and looking good but I want that number on the scale.
    I’m inspired by you to just keep going, it will happen!
    Super happy for you, the battle is real.

  • SarahGrace6288
    SarahGrace6288 Posts: 26 Member
    lalabank wrote: »
    @SarahGrace6288
    Congratulations!!! April has been the same battle for me, stuck just over 165 and can’t seem to break through. Pants are loser, feeling good and looking good but I want that number on the scale.
    I’m inspired by you to just keep going, it will happen!
    Super happy for you, the battle is real.

    @lalabank Thank you so much!! Sounds like you are doing great and so close to seeing that drop! I know it's super discouraging to be stuck for a month or more, but when happens, it is SO worth it! I had to change my workouts from more of a dance cardio to HIIT cardio with weights, jumping jacks, etc. Crushed it for 7 days and it paid off! Keep going!!
  • LisaW57
    LisaW57 Posts: 339 Member
    edited April 2019
    61 years old; 5'2"
    Original starting weight - 158.5 (12/30/2018)
    April starting weight - 152.4
    April goal -147.4
    Ultimate goal - 135.0

    1st - 152.4 (153.9 trend weight)
    5th - 152.4 (153.5 trend weight)
    12th - 152.5 (153.4 trend weight)
    19th - 152.7 (153.0 trend weight)
    26th - 150.9 (152.7 trend weight) YES! YES! YES!
    30th -

    This is HUGE for me. Yes, I got a nearly 2 pound drop. But what doesn't show here is that even through I SLAYED the exercise and kept to my calorie limits last Friday through Sunday, I had a baffling spike to 154.4 on Monday morning. It even nudged my trend weight up :* I powered through it, changed nothing, did not let it mess with my head (too much), and watched it kick in for real on Wednesday - and keep going. I have no explanation for the spike. I did read that physical stress can cause the body to retain fluid. I guess that's possible, I certainly stressed every muscle and joint cleaning my perennial beds and slinging 500+ pounds of mulch.

    Reasons aside, I kept forcing myself to stay calm and be patient. Not virtues I am known for. There is a science to what we are all trying to do here - and I believe in science. My game plan is based on that. I had to trust that the science would play out - and it did.

    If you peek at my trend graph, you can see that I appear to be in a maintenance trend, but it is edging ever so slightly downward again. So it should start to move again if I keep doing what I'm doing. Yeah, that patience and calm thing.

    While it's possible, it's not likely that I will hit that April goal. But, barring fluctuations, I may see the 140's - and that would be sweet. I haven't been there since January of 2013. bAnyway, I weigh on Fridays, but I'll be back on Tuesday for a final monthly number.

    Game Plan:
    • Continue weekly meal planning ✔ This is critical for me. Without a plan, I will rely on fast and easy carryout or delivery
    • Log daily in MFP - focus on daily calorie deficit ✔ I have upped the exercise and am focused on maintaining a deficit. I use the calorie allowance only as a baseline.
    • Increase Fitbit steps from 2500 (March avg) to 5000 by end of April ✔ I've been the steps, I'm at 4,000 and hit it this week - with a 7 day average of 4955. I'm fighting for every step - but am determined. I will up it again on Sunday
    • Hit active minutes goal of 20 minutes daily ✔ 7 day average of 32 minutes!
    • Increase strength building exercise from 5 days to 7 Still at 6. It's a process.
    • Watch weight trend and don't freak out over daily fluctuations ✔ Patience and calm

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  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,260 Member
    @Lisaw5 - What an awesome attitude and approach. Your trend graph for April looks like losing to me, not maintaining. It had one tiny bounce up when you had that one big day, but it returned pretty quick. Maybe you won't get to a number at the end of April, but you're doing great!

    I had a big shock this morning; my scale was below 140. I'm dropping below the bottom of my maintenance range, so I have to be careful with THAT. Maybe I should just consider it a calorie bank since I have a river trip coming up, and I won't be weighing anything, and I'll eat whatever meals are offered. Mine is pasta with pesto and salty meaty appetizers.
  • LisaW57
    LisaW57 Posts: 339 Member
    edited April 2019
    Thanks @mtaratoot ! Yeah it does seem to be downward. It looks better on the computer than it does on my phone.

    Who'd have thought that maintenance would be hard, and we'd ever be concerned at continued loss?! I've hit and maintained goal (long term) a couple of times. It's a process. When I was in my 30's, I dropped 10 lbs below goal. I went from looking and feeling good, to looking sickly and losing all of the gained energy. Watch your trend, adjust intake and exercise accordingly. You'll figure out a happy medium. Trust the science. Enjoy your river trip!!!
  • tiabirdie56
    tiabirdie56 Posts: 4,097 Member
    •Lose 5 lbs in April 2019•

    March 2019 - Gain/Loss
    of .6 lbs. 31 day average was 173.3 Monthly average is steadily coming down.

    Original starting wgt: 253
    April starting weight: 177
    April goal: 170
    ☔Updating every day through April.

    •Monday Updates•📌

    📌April 1 - 177 - Ate something I shouldn't have and now have inflammation in joints😩
    4/2 - 174.6
    4/3 - 175.4⬅ abs workout yesterday, glutes today, so who knows what tmrw will bring
    4/4 - 174 - I worked out with my Niece yesterday. She doesn't look forward to glute workouts, but I do! Lol. We got through it. Need to stretch and walk out the soreness today.
    4/5- 176.8 - Probably 175.8 I drank 16ozs of water just before weighing. Still holding fluid from butt and leg workout. Muscles are still on a low hum😃 My knee told me, unh-unh yesterday, so no walk. It was feeling unstable. Stretching and balance exercises accomplished.
    4/6 - 175.8
    4/7 - 177.4 - Not surprised. I was not hungry for my first meal until the 19 hour mark (2pm) I don't fast on Saturdays. I did an arm and shoulder workout at 10:30pm and felt hungry afterwards. So I ate again at 12am!

    📌4/8 - 178 - Everything I ate contributed to my carb count. I broke my fast at 2:30pm and "dinner" was 2 brownies, which took me from 29g to 85g. Why did I eat them? Just not in the mood for more savory flavors. I certainly wasn't hungry.
    4/9 - 178.2
    4/10 - 176.8 - up and down. Down please.
    4/11 - 176.2 - Yesterday was my last day for eating peanut butter. I'm going to see if that is the last thing to eliminate to break away from my "stabilized" weight.

    4/12 - 178.2 - This is from eating at midnight. Not overeating or late night snacking. I just wasn't hungry enough to eat the rest of my food until then. This is the 3rd time in a two a week period, that I have not been hungry until very late in the day. I don't know what that's about, but I don't like it.
    4/13 - 178
    4/14 - 177.6
    📌4/15 - 177.2
    4/16 - 177 - back here again
    4/17- 175.2
    4/18 - 177.6
    4/19 - 176.4
    4/20 - 175
    4/21 - 177
    📌4/22 - 175.4
    4/23 - 177

    4/24 - 175.2
    4/25 - 176.2

    4/26 - 176.6

    📌4/29




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